Mwakai language should not be confused with Mongolian language.
| Mongol | |
| Nativename: | Mwakai |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | East Sepik Province |
| Coordinates: | -4.2623°N 143.9176°W |
| Speakers: | 340 |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam3: | Mongol–Langam |
| Iso3: | mgt |
| Glotto: | mong1344 |
| Glottorefname: | Mwakai |
Mongol, also known as Mwakai, is a Keram language of Papua New Guinea. Despite the name, it is not related to Mongolian, which is spoken in East Asia.
It is spoken in Mongol village (-4.2623°N 143.9176°W), Keram Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[1] [2]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palato- Alveolar | Velar | Labio- Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |
| voiced | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| ejective | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||
| voiced | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| ejective | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Near-high | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Mid-high | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Mid-low | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Low | pronounced as /ink/ |
Languages of the World
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